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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does not recognize Miranda in the hall at school?
2. What holiday is it in Chapter 38?
3. Why does Marcus tell Miranda that he hit Sal?
4. What does Louisa tell Miranda when Louisa comes to Miranda's apartment in Chapter 26?
5. Miranda and __________________ make amends and become friends again in Chapter 40.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the third note which Miranda finds in her coat pocket?
2. How does Miranda react to Julia's assertiveness in this section?
3. What is Miranda's new outlook on life regarding how she is going to treat people?
4. Why are Annemarie, Colin and Miranda fired from their jobs and what do they do to try to get them back?
5. What does Miranda receive from Richard for Christmas and why does it frighten Miranda?
6. How does Miranda change the way she views people after the way the sandwich shop owner treated Julia?
7. What is the climax of the novel?
8. What does Miranda see scratched into the mailbox after the homeless man saves Sal?
9. How does the homeless man save Sal in Chapter 45?
10. Where does Miranda find the fourth and final note from the stranger and what questions remain for her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Does Stead end the story on a note of hope for Miranda or the continuance of her struggle to come to terms with flawed relationships and evolving trends and ways of life? Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The author begins the story in the present day and tells the story through a series of flashbacks. Why did she choose to tell her story this way? In what way is a flashback technique more interesting for a reader? In what ways is it more complicated?
Essay Topic 3
The theme of time travel will be an important one in the novel. How does the author begin to build this theme? Give examples of time travel throughout the book.
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